Toy gun



R. JELINEK.

' TOY GUN.

APPLICATION FILED NGV. l. 1916.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

RUDOLPH JELINEK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

T oY GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mal. 2, 1920.

Application flied November 1, 1916. serial No. 128,915.

To all whom t may concern: i

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH JELINEK, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Guns, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in toys, and more particularly to a toy gun.

The primary obj ect of the invention is the provision of a toy gun so constructed that it can be made to render a sound similar to 10 designates generally the improved toy Another Object of the invention is the that of an ordinary gun.

provision of a toy gun which will have all the features of an ordinary gun but which is harmless in the hands of a child or other incompetent person.

A further object of the invention is the lprovision of means for feeding a. strip of paper between certain elements by means of which upon the operation .of the gun the paper is broken thereby causing a sound corresponding to that of an ordinary gun.

Still another object of the inventionl is the provision of a toy gun which will be comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, reliable and efficient in use,

and readily operated, it being understood in this connection that Avarious minor changes in the specific details of construction can be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims, without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages Of the invention. y

With the above and other objects in view the present invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations, combinations and arrangements of .parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of the present application in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gun conw structed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view thereof with the ends of the stock and barrel broken off;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken On the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 through. the trigger mechanism;

Fig. 1 is a similar view taken on the line 41--4 of Fig. 2 through the feeding mechf anism;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the feeding mechanism with various parts shown in shifted positions;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the piston removed; and

Fig. 7 is an end view of the latter looking in the direction of the arrows 6 6.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by corresponding characters of reference throughout the several views, the numeral 1 signed to abut against the rear of a rubber gasket 16 secured in the rear end of the before mentioned barrel 13 in any suitable manner such as shown at 17.

The forward side of the gasket 16 is strengthened by a metallic washer 18. The forward end of the tubular member 15 is tapered as at 19 and provided with an inwardly directed sleeve 20 which forms a stop for the piston head 21 carried upon the forward end of a piston rod 22 the opposite end of which is slidable in a bearing 23 formed in a bolt 24 which passes through the fore arm as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The under side of the tubular member 15 is slotted as at 25 and through this slot eX- tends the locking hook 26 of the trigger 27 which is normallv held with the lock 26 eX- tending` into the slot 25, by a suitable spring 28 located in the trigger guard 29 which is formed integral with the fore arm 11.

, A sleeve 30 is attached to the rod 22 and has formed thereon a locking flange 31 designed to engage the locking hook 26 of the trigger 27 when the piston rod 22 is moved to the dotted position shown in Fig. 2. When the piston 22 is releasedthe spring 32 forces the same to the, full line position shown in Fig. 2. l

. the member A suitable handle 33 is secured to one side of the tubular member 15 and projects through a slot 34 formed in one side of the cylindrical member 14. When it is desired to cock the gun this handle 33 is pulled rearwardly drawing with it the tubular member 15 and incidentally the piston 21 and rod 22 which latter is held in its rearward position against the tension of the spring 32 by means of the locking hook 26 and flange 31. The tubular member 15 is then pushed forwardly by means of the handle 33 until its forward end clamps securely between this and the washer 16, the strip of paper 35 carried upon a roll 36 mounted in the forward portion of the fore arm 11. Access may be had to this roll 36 to remove or replace the same through the pivoted closure 37 which is clamped in position by means of the clip 38.

A sight 39 is mounted upon the upper side of the tubular portion 14 and consists of a casing 40 in which a slidable rod 41 is mounted. This rod is normally forced rearwardly by a spring 42 connected to the same and bearing against the forward eX- tremity of the casing 40. The rear end of the rod 41 is curved downwardly as at 43 and has its depending terminal beveled to engage the beveled end 19 of the tubular member 15. A pair of side plates 44 are mounted upon the opposite sides of rod 4l and are connected thereto at their rear ends by ears 45 which extend outwardly and downwardly from the rod 41 and enter the inclined slots in said plates. These plates 44 are slotted as at 46 and receive a pin 47 upon which they slide as indicated by the dotted line positions in Fig. 5.

The forward extremities of the plates 42 are connected by a knife blade 48 while the front and rear walls of the casing 40 are spaced slightly from the upper side of 14 forming a guide 49 through which the strip of paper 35 slides.

When the gun is being cocked, the rearward movement of the tubular member 15 allows the rod 41 to be forced rearwardly by spring 42 while the ear and pin and slot connections 45, 46 and 47 raise the knife blade 48 from the paper and allow it to pass in a rearwardly direction over the same. Upon the discharge of the gun actuated by the pulling of the trigger 27 the piston 22 will be released driving the head 21 against the inner end of the sleeve 20, and the force of the air thus expelled from the sleeve will break the paper 35 causing a sound similar to that of the discharge of an ordinary gun. The impact drives the rod 41 slightly forward causing the knife blade 48 to sever that portion of the paper in advance of the same. In this way the operation of the gun can be repeated as many times as desired until the strip of paper 35 is used up after which the strip can be replaced and the operation continued.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be manifest that a toy gun is provided which will fuliil all of the necessary requirements of such a device.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is;

1. The combination in a gun such as described, of a body portion, means for supporting a strip of paper, `a gasket engaging the strip at one side, a tubular member engaging the opposite side of the strip, a piston movable to and from'the gasket for breaking said paper, and means coperating with the piston for feeding the strip of paper through said body portion.

2. In a toy gun the combination of a body portion including a cylindrical member and barrel carried thereby, a gasket mounted in one end of the barrel, a stripl of paper adapted t0 pass over said gasket, means for feeding the strip and severing one end thereof, a tubular member slidable within the cylindrical portion and the body to and from the gasketV for clamping the paper therebetween, a piston movable inthe tubular member, means for locking the piston in spaced relation from the gasket and means for forcing the piston toward the gasket upon the release thereof.

3. In a device such as described the combination of a body portion including a cylindrical member, a barrel carried in one end of said cylindrical member, a tubular member slidable in the cylindrical member and movable to and from said barrel, a gasket mounted in the end of said barrel, a strip of paper carried within the body portion and movable between the end of the .tubular member and gasket, a piston movable in said cylindrical and tubular members, means for actuating said piston, a rod movably mounted above the barrel, said rod being curved downwardly and engaging one end of the tubular member, a spring engaging said rod for forcing the same longitudinally of the barrel upon movement of the tubular member, plates pivotallv connected to said rod and slidable relative to the bar, a knife blade connecting said plates for severing the strip of paper, and a pin andslot mounting for the plates whereby they will be moved away from the paper upon4 movement of the rod in one direction and into engagement with the paper for moving the same between the end and the tubular member and gasket upon the movement of the rod in the other direction.

4. In a `gun as described, av paper strip feeding devicel attached to the barrel of the gun and comprising a rod movable longitudinally of the barrel, means for moving said rod upon the resetting of the trigger mechanism, plates pivotally connected to said rod, a knife blade connecting said plates for moving the strip of paper, and a pin and slot mounting for the plates whereby they will be moved away from the paper upon movement of the rod in one direction and into engagement with the paper for moving the same between the end of the tubular member and gasket upon 10 the movement of the rod in the other direction.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RUDOLPH JELINEK. 4Witnesses FRANK J. SCHRAEDER, Jr., IRVING B. BROWER. 

